Unless you've been reading my story at InSIMAdult, you won't recognize the character of Codi Jo. Nevertheless, there's really nothing adult in this one (much) so I thought it might be fun to post it here.

Behind the scenes in The Meat Market, a dispatch went out to the not-so-secret headquarters of the superheroes in Happy Valley: "Your presence is urgently requested in The Meat Market to fill in some holes in the plot development."

An immediate reply came from Sheba Herself: "The Meat Market? You must be kidding! We'd fit in there like Jakov at the Southern Baptist Convention!"

Another dispatch: "Your great-grandniece and your step-great-grandson will be there..."

Sheba replied: "We're on our way! So, where do we stay while we're in town?"

How about a nice house on Hidden Bluff?

Dispatch #3: "How about a nice house on Hidden Bluff?"

Sheba: "It'll do!"

Dispatch #4: "Could you pick up Codi Jo on the way?"

Sheba: "Be glad to. She's demonstrated great skill in taking care of houses! It looks like a big place, so it'll keep her out of mischief."

Dispatch #5: "No it won't."

Sheba: "Of course not! But I can dream, can't I?"

And so it came to pass that my self-sim, in a moment of incredibly self-indulgent game play, found himself the center of attention of three beautiful blue-eyed blondes while standing on a stone balcony across the inlet from The Meat Market, with little more excuse than a vague note indicating that their presence was important to some future episode of Anja Does The Meat Market.

Can life get any better than this?Nope, that's not Neil. It's his great-grandfather.
Clockwise from Greg: Sheba, Dallas, and Codi Jo

They had arrived early, well before they were needed as part of the cast of Anja's story. Since they had a lot of time to invest in frivolous pursuits, the ladies were persuading the old curmudgeon to go with them to the cast's New Year's Eve party at The Wreck.

"Ha! I am immune to your feminine wiles!" Greg said, knowing all the while that nothing could be farther from the truth.

"No you're not," Sheba said. "And even if you're used to Dallas and me, we brought reinforcements!"

"Won't work," he insisted, lying through his teeth, "I'm a devoted married man! Codi Jo has no effect on me!"

"Nice try," Dallas said, "but we know you better than that! Besides, we gave her a hunting license with your name on it!"

So much for that argument!

"Ack! What happened to the old tradition of getting moral support from your spouse? Erm... spouses?"

"You are getting moral support! It's just that we use our morals in making these decisions!"

Oh... and they're specifically needed in The Meat Market because they're scheduled for a cameo appearance in Anja's story. Otherwise, they'd steer clear of the place; it was originally populated entirely by Romance sims.